Monday, April 27, 2009

This is the first of three, and possibly four, Michael Mann films that will eventually appear in this series. For more on this astonishing film, may I recommend you searching out the now rare Video Watchdog #13 as well Taschen's beautiful book on Mann written by F.X Feeney.I would also recommend this terrific post by J.D. at Radiator Heaven.

A better agent and a better Lecter than "Silence of the Lambs". Its pretty faithful to the book (The Red Dragon) except for the ending. Its been in heavy rotation lately on the cable box. andThanks, another great post.

Damn,these shots are so gorgeous!I love when Petersen is touching the glass window,grabbing his own reflection/inner demon...very moody and dark.

There are so many great shots in this film...Joan Allen's head and body lying on the tiger,the disturbing shot of the first victim slowly waking up,Tom Noonan's delusion (Joan "kissing" another man),Petersen seeing the woman with the "silver's eyes",the wide shot of the grass,after Graham's frantic run,the wide shot of Petersen and his son after Petersen's speech at the supermaket,etc!

I am the editor and co-creator of the quarterly print only publication Art Decades as well as the author of the upcoming From Emmanuelle to Chabrol: Sylvia Kristel in the Seventies. I'm also the creator of a number of film and music blogs including Moon in the Gutter, Fascination: The Jean Rollin Experience, The Sylvia Kristel Archives and Harry Moseby Confidential. I live in Colorado with my wife Kelley and our three dogs Maizie, Topper and Ziggy Pop.